Title - Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, Officer in the Continental Army
Description - Friedrich Wilhelm August Heinrich Ferdinand Steuben (September 17, 1730 - November 28, 1794), also referred to as Baron von Steuben, Prussian and later an American military officer. He served as Inspector General and a Major General of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He is credited with being one of the fathers of the Continental Army in teaching them the essentials of military drills, tactics, and disciplines. He wrote Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States, the book that served as the standard United States drill manual until the War of 1812. He served as General George Washington's chief of staff in the final years of the war.
Description Source - Yale University Art Gallery
Year - ca. 1786